As I was standing in a cold shower, I realized that I was standing there suffering - being a victim to the cold.

As my purpose for taking cold showers is not to suffer but to thrive and grow (Wim Hof calls it "allowing the water to be my teacher) I gave it thought. What I came to is that I was being a victim to the cold. I realized that it has been a theme of my life to be a victim, to point fingers at other people and blame them for my circumstances whatever they are at the time, and to not take 100% responsibility for my own life. At the time this was not the good news.

Now what there is for me is to begin to take the time to see where I create my own circumstances and to take responsibility for them. Keeping my agreements and controlling my emotions is a great place to start.